diff --git a/config/files/usr/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/rpm-ostree.rules b/config/files/usr/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/rpm-ostree.rules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84515450
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+++ b/config/files/usr/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/rpm-ostree.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* Allow members of the wheel group to execute the defined actions 
+ * without password authentication, similar to "sudo NOPASSWD:"
+ */
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+    if (
+      action.id == "org.projectatomic.rpmostree1.upgrade"
+    )
+    {
+        return polkit.Result.YES;
+    }
+});